1969
The art of David Hockney is always engaging in its pleasant ambiguities: his prints, drawings and paintings are warm but somehow aloof; filled with light yet often dark and brooding in subject; simple, frank and mundane, but also ethereal and complex. The artist’s stature in the contemporary art world is such that, in a 2011 survey of one thousand British painters and sculptors, he was named the most influential British artist of all time.
Hockney grew up in Bradford, in the northern English county of Yorkshire, studying at the Bradford School of Art from 1953 to ’57, and at the Royal College of Art in London from 1959 to 1962. Though he was educated in art at a time when abstraction dominated the field, Hockney stuck resolutely to figurative painting and drawing.
Hockney's early paintings suggest a search for a style, veering from Expressionism to a grotesquerie suggestive of James Ensor. But Hockney found himself almost the moment he arrived in Los Angeles, in 1963. The move from the gray and rainy Britain to a world of bright sunshine and sparkling water brought Hockney a sense of freedom and an artistic epiphany. He would spend most of the next five years in L.A., painting luminous pictures, such as A Bigger Splash (1967), of things that made him happy: swimming pools, manicured lawns, palm trees, stucco buildings and luxuries like shower stalls. Hockney also painted people, almost always his friends. His California portraits such as Beverly Hills Housewife (1966) are considered to be his finest work. They are at once grandly scaled, intimate and poetic.
In the 1970s, Hockney moved back to Britain and spent much of his time on photography and printmaking. He returned to painting in the 1980s, and to subjects like still lifes, seascapes and portraits. Hockney has always been fascinated by the use of technology in art — he’s credited with inventing the technique of joining Polaroid photos in a collage to form a panoramic picture — and has been using the Brush app to paint on an iPad. Because he was prolific and worked in a wide range of mediums, Hockney’s art is available at many price points. His consistently striking and provocative work should have a place in any comprehensive collection of contemporary art.
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YVES-MARIE
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. YVES MARIE. S.A.C. 159. Lithograph, 1974. Edition 51 of 75, plus 24 proofs. Printed in New York by William Law, on Rives BFK paper and published by Petersburg Press. ...
Lithograph
JOE MCDONALD
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. JOE MCDONALD. Scottish Arts Council 175. Gemini DH76-767. Lithograph in two blacks, 1976. Done in crayon on both a stone and an aluminum ...
Lithograph, ABS
$700
H 30 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
Portrait of Gregory Evans Lithograph, Pop Art, 20th Century, Unsigned
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release exhibition poster for David Hockney's show at Artcurial, Paris in 1979 features the artwork Gregory Evans, 1976. Referenced in Brian Baggott's Catalogue as ref. no...
Lithograph
MO ASLEEP
By David Hockney
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. MO ASLEEP. S.A.C. 124. Etching and aquatint, 1971. Artist proof, apart from the edition of 75 plus 16 proofs. Proofed by Maurice Payne and printed by Shirley Clement at The Print Shop, Amsterdam. Published by Petersburg Press. 27 x 21 inches, 680 x 535 mm. (plate), 35 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches (sheet).Mo McDermott...
Aquatint, Etching
$5,200
H 30 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
David Hockney Gregory Evans - 1979 Lithograph - Autographed
By David Hockney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release exhibition poster for David Hockney's show at Artcurial, Paris in 1979 features the artwork Gregory Evans, 1976. Referenced in Brian Baggott's Catalogue as ref. no...
Lithograph
$5,751
H 30.12 in W 21.11 in
Hand Signed Gregory Evans Artcurial Paris Exhibition Poster
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Hand signed Artcurial original exhibition poster featuring Gregory Evans. Colour lithographic poster on Creysee paper. 1979. 76.5 x 53.6 cm. Edition of 500. Hand signed in pencil by...
Lithograph, Paper
John Pencil Drawing on Paper
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
A unique pencil drawing by David Hockney, ‘John’ was created in 1969 during his highly sought-after California period. Showcasing Hockney’s exceptional draughtsmanship and expressive...
Pencil, Paper
$710
H 30 in W 21.5 in
Portrait of Gregory Evans - Artcurial, Original Lithographic Poster, 1979
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This original lithographic poster by David Hockney is a portrait of Gregory Evans, his longtime friend, onetime romantic partner and curator. He has been a consistent model, inspiration and support to the artist. Aside from the poster edition of 500, there was a signed and numbered edition of 90 proofs published by the Lelong Gallery in Paris. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mourlot...
Lithograph
$1,500
H 30 in W 21 in
David Hockney SIGNED vintage portrait Artcurial, Paris 1979 (Gregory Evans 1976)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Original exhibition poster for David Hockney at Artcurial, Paris, 1979. Signed by the artist lower right in pencil. This poster is reproduced from the Hockney lithograph Gregory Evan...
Lithograph
$10,000
H 16.5 in W 13.25 in
Tick It, Tock It, Turn It True (from The Blue Guitar)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Color etching and aquatint on Inveresk mould-made paper, 1976-1977. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "BAT" in pencil, lower left. The "bon à tirer" proof, as...
Etching, Aquatint
